FK Rubin Kazan vs FK Spartak Moskva, RFPL 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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RFPL · 2024-25

FK Rubin Kazan

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FK Spartak Moskva

Sun 9 Mar 2025 · 16:30 UTC Kazan Arena 17,449 HT 45' · FT 45'

Mirlind Daku 7' 1–0

Mirlind Daku 28' 2–0

2–1 42' Ezequiel Barco pen

Dmitriy Kabutov 5' Y

Mirlind Daku 28' Y

Ugochukwu Iwu 58' Y

Y 63' Alexis Duarte

Y 68' Marquinhos

Mirlind Daku 75' YR

YR 75' Alexis Duarte

Y 87' Pablo Solari

Overview

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FK Rubin Kazan vs FK Spartak Moskva — RFPL at Kazan Arena.

FK Rubin Kazan 30 games · 43 pts (2026/27)
FK Spartak Moskva 30 games · 52 pts (2026/27)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	FK Zenit Sankt-Petersburg	30	68
2	FK Krasnodar	30	66
3	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	30	53
4	FK Spartak Moskva	30	52
5	PFC CSKA Moskva	30	51
6	FK Baltika Kaliningrad	30	46
7	FK Dinamo Moskva	30	45
8	FK Rubin Kazan	30	43
9	RFK Akhmat Grozny	30	37
10	FK Rostov	30	33
11	PFK Krylya Sovetov Samara	30	32
12	FK Orenburg	30	29
13	FK Akron Tolyatti	30	27
14	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	30	26
15	FK Nizhny Novgorod	30	23
16	PFK Sochi	30	22

Head-to-Head

FK Rubin Kazan 14 games · Avg 2.3 goals FK Spartak Moskva

Last 5 meetings

2025-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Spartak Moskva 2024-08-31 FK Spartak Moskva 1–0 FK Rubin Kazan 2024-05-19 FK Spartak Moskva 3–1 FK Rubin Kazan 2023-08-05 FK Rubin Kazan 1–4 FK Spartak Moskva 2022-04-16 FK Spartak Moskva 1–1 FK Rubin Kazan

Recent Form

FK Rubin Kazan

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	FK Spartak Moskva	H	2–1	W
01 Mar	RFK Akhmat Grozny	A	1–2	L
07 Dec	FK Dinamo Makhachkala	A	3–2	W
30 Nov	PFC CSKA Moskva	A	2–2	D
22 Nov	FK Akron Tolyatti	H	3–0	W
10 Nov	FK Krasnodar	H	1–1	D

FK Spartak Moskva

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
09 Mar	FK Rubin Kazan	A	1–2	L
02 Mar	FK Orenburg	H	2–0	W
07 Dec	FK Nizhny Novgorod	H	3–0	W
01 Dec	FK Krasnodar	A	3–0	W
23 Nov	FK Lokomotiv Moskva	H	5–2	W
10 Nov	FK Akron Tolyatti	H	4–0	W

Season Stats

FK Rubin Kazan		FK Spartak Moskva
#8	Position	#4
43	Points	52
30	Played	30
11 / 10 / 9	W / D / L	15 / 7 / 8
29	Scored	47
30	Conceded	39
-1	GD	+8
1.43	PPG	1.73
37%	Win %	50%

Key Stats

57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (14 games)

36% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

FK Rubin Kazan are 8th (43 pts). FK Spartak Moskva are 4th (52 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. FK Rubin Kazan is hosting FK Spartak Moskva for another epic battle.
5' The referee calls foul for Dmitriy Kabutov. He receives a card.
7' A goal from the Albania international Mirlind Daku! He fires home on 7 to make it 1-0!
12' FK Spartak Moskva has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 2 of the last 2 meetings.
17' FK Rubin Kazan seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
22' The travelling FK Spartak Moskva supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
26' A tactical swap from FK Rubin Kazan — Aleksandr Zotov on, Veldin Hodza off on 26 minutes.
28' Magnificent from Mirlind Daku! That is 26 goals in 177 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
28' Mirlind Daku picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
33' Ruslan Litvinov is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Spartak Moskva tonight.
38' FK Rubin Kazan are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
42' Against the run of play, Ezequiel Barco has scored! This game has turned on its head.
46' The FK Spartak Moskva bench stirs into life. Danil Prutsev is withdrawn and Christopher Martins gets his opportunity.
51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Ugochukwu Iwu made 208 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
56' Russia international Danil Prutsev has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
58' The referee shows FK Rubin Kazan player a card on 58.
63' Poor challenge from Alexis Duarte. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
68' The referee calls foul for Marquinhos. He receives a card.
73' The home supporters are growing impatient. FK Rubin Kazan must find a spark to ignite this game.
75' The referee shows FK Rubin Kazan player a card on 75.
76' Fresh legs for FK Rubin Kazan! Aleksey Gritsaenko comes on to replace Bogdan Jocic.
78' The supporters are chanting for Ruslan Litvinov. He replaces Daniil Denisov on 78 minute.
81' A tactical swap from FK Rubin Kazan — Marat Apshatsev on, Ruslan Bezrukov off on 81 minutes.
84' The FK Spartak Moskva bench stirs into life. Marquinhos is withdrawn and Jesus Medina gets his opportunity.
87' Pablo Solari picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for FK Rubin Kazan players.

Lineups

FK Rubin Kazan Lineups

5-4-1

Starting XI

15
Igor Vujacic
10
Mirlind Daku
8
Bogdan Jocic ↓ Aleksey Gritsaenko 76'
99
Dardan Shabanhaxhaj ↓ Marvin Cuni 81'
22
Veldin Hodza ↓ Aleksandr Zotov 26'
23
Ruslan Bezrukov ↓ Marat Apshatsev 81'
2
Egor Teslenko
6
Ugochukwu Iwu
70
Dmitriy Kabutov
51
Ilya Rozhkov
38
Evgeniy Staver

Bench

Coach Rashid Rakhimov

FK Spartak Moskva Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

8
Marquinhos ↓ Jesus Medina 84'
6
Srdan Babic
77
Theo Bongonda ↓ Levi Garcia 46'
98
Aleksandr Maksimenko
5
Ezequiel Barco
18
Nail Umyarov
2
Oleg Reabciuk ↓ Pablo Solari 46'
25
Danil Prutsev ↓ Christopher Martins 46'
9
Manfred Ugalde
97
Daniil Denisov ↓ Ruslan Litvinov 78'
4
Alexis Duarte

Bench

Coach Dejan Stanković

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Mirlind Daku	3
Jordan Larsson	3
Theo Bongonda	2
Dorde Despotovic	2
Egor Sorokin	2
Ezequiel Barco	2
Quincy Promes	1
Ivan Ignatjev	1

Head to Head

FK Rubin Kazan Form

2025-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Spartak Moskva W 2025-03-01 RFK Akhmat Grozny 2–1 FK Rubin Kazan L 2024-12-07 FK Dinamo Makhachkala 2–3 FK Rubin Kazan W 2024-11-30 PFC CSKA Moskva 2–2 FK Rubin Kazan D 2024-11-22 FK Rubin Kazan 3–0 FK Akron Tolyatti W 2024-11-10 FK Rubin Kazan 1–1 FK Krasnodar D

FK Spartak Moskva Form

2025-03-09 FK Rubin Kazan 2–1 FK Spartak Moskva L 2025-03-02 FK Spartak Moskva 2–0 FK Orenburg W 2024-12-07 FK Spartak Moskva 3–0 FK Nizhny Novgorod W 2024-12-01 FK Krasnodar 0–3 FK Spartak Moskva W 2024-11-23 FK Spartak Moskva 5–2 FK Lokomotiv Moskva W 2024-11-10 FK Spartak Moskva 4–0 FK Akron Tolyatti W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.29 FK Rubin Kazan xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.39 FK Spartak Moskva xG

I would bet for: FK Rubin Kazan or FK Spartak Moskva 72% + Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct

FK Rubin Kazan37% Draw28% FK Spartak Moskva35%

Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes55% 0% No45%

Avg goals/match: 2.68

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	91%	9%
± 1.5	75%	25%
± 2.5	50%	50%
± 3.5	28%	72%
± 4.5	14%	86%

Double Chance

FK Rubin Kazan or Draw

65%

Draw or FK Spartak Moskva

63%

FK Rubin Kazan or FK Spartak Moskva

72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

FK Rubin Kazan25% Draw47% FK Spartak Moskva28%

Actual: FK Rubin Kazan win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.2%

0 – 0

8.8%

0 – 1

8.5%

1 – 2

8.2%

1 – 0

7.8%

2 – 1

Actual

0 – 2

6.5%

2 – 0

5.6%

2 – 2

5.4%

1 – 3

3.8%

3 – 1

3.3%

0 – 3

Asian Handicap — FK Rubin Kazan

Handicap	FK Rubin Kazan covers	Push	FK Spartak Moskva covers
-2.5	5%	—	95%
-2	5%	10%	85%
-1.5	15%	—	85%
-1	15%	18%	67%
-0.5	33%	—	67%
+0.5	62%	—	38%
+1	62%	20%	18%
+1.5	82%	—	18%
+2	82%	11%	7%
+2.5	93%	—	7%

Clean Sheet

FK Rubin Kazan keeps clean sheet

26% ✓

FK Spartak Moskva keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.